Time recorder



1,513,368 J. w. BRYcE y TIME RECORDER Filed Aug. 17, 1.922 3 Sheets-Sheet l 1,513,368 0Ct 28' 1924' J. w. BRYCE TIME RECORDER Filed Aug. 17 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 @Mama @M1-M Patented Oct. 28, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES W. BRYCE, OF BLOOMFIELD, NEI/V JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T INTERNATIONAL TIME RECORDING COMPANY, OF ENDICOTT, NEVI YORK, A. CORPORATION OF NEW YORK. l

TIME RECORDER.

Application filed August 17, 1922.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES W. Buren, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Bloomfield, in the county of Esser; and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Time Rec-orders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

In time recorders it is customary to make the device which supports the record sheet movable in two directions, usually laterally and vertically, to permit various spaces on the sheet being broughtV to the printing position.

Such movements are usually controlled directly by the clock but are in part effected by manual operations which effect a shift of the card position relatively to the type upon a change of a day, or upon change of in or out registrations which are made upon the same day.

The present invention is directed to the provision of improved devices for effecting the shifting of the card receiver by :a manual operation to an extent determined by a clock controlled element. Vhile in the einbodiment herein illustrated the shifting devices are utilized for in and out spacing, it will be understood that by the provision of' a proper form of card such devices may be used for day to day shifting operations.

Referring to the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a front view of the machine with the casing removed.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the machine.

Fig. 3 is a detail view yshowing the card receiver in displaced position.

Fig. 4 is a detail of the pawl device for displacing the time controlled cam.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the latching devices for the card receiver.

Fig. 6 is a view showing the irregular registration setting handle and the index therefor which is located on the outside of the casing.

In the drawings, 10 designates a card receiver open at the top and slidably mounted upon fixed guide rails 11. This receiver has its central portion open to permit the printing hammer 12 (Fig. 2) to carry the card rearward against the type ribbon 13 and the time printing type wheels (indicated by the Serial No. 582,346.

dotted line circle 14 in Fig. 2). The type wheels are driven from the clock train 15 in the usual and well known manner. The printing hammer 12 is impelled forward by means of a platen spring 16 (Fig. 2). The hammer is cocked by the depression of the manual operating lever 17 and at the proper -ime in the cycle the hammer is released to react against the card and type.

To control the relative vertical position of the card and time wheels the usual card abutment 18 is provided. This abutment-'is controlled in its vertical position by the time controlled cam 19. This cam is operated in the usual way from the clock driven or clock controlled time train. Y

Slidably mounted upon the intermediate guide rail 11 is a member 2O having anupstanding abutment 21 in alignment with a pin 22 on the card receiver frame. The member 2O is interconnected to the manual 17 by means of a horizontal link 23, bell crank 24 and link 25 so that upon the depression of the handle the member will be slid to the right and upon the upward movement of the handle it will be moved to the left. The member 2O upon its lower surface is provided with camming edges 26 and an intermediate notch 27. Member 20 also carries a horizontally extending pin 50. Pivotally mounted upon the card receiver is a pawl 2S having a shouldered portion 29 which is adapted to engage in the notch 27. The pawl 2S is normally resiliently rocked anti-clockwise by spring 30 so that the shouldered portion will always either tend to be in the notch or against the lower face of member 20. The pawl is further provided with a tail portion 32 which upon the contacting engagement with a stop element 33 is adapted to rock the pawl clockwise from the position shown in Fig. 1 to that shown in Fig. 3.

The stop element 33 is slidably mounted in a fixed bar 34 having a plurality of notches 35 in the upper edge thereof. The stop 33 is also interconnected to a lever 36 by means of a pin 37 (Fig.

Mounted upon the card receiver is a supplementary latching pawl 51 having a suitable notch thercin to engage a shoulder on the pawl 28. The latching pawl is swung anti-clockwise by a spring 52 and is released from engagement With'pawl 28 by means or" the pin 50 which engages a camining slot 53 in the latchifg Pylat properl times to permit theusvvingingof'paWl 28 in an anticlockwise direction. Y Y

lever 3.5 is Provided with a'hahdl@ which entends Without the casing as shown in Fig. 2. Part 36 is pivotally mounted upon a lever 38 which is pivotally mounted tirol edpnfsitinyformallyitlie stopmember Vlriiovvn iii' 'time (re isunder' direct time "control," i.'e. under the control ,ofi cani' 3Q. 39y is mounted upon "e3 which' advanced or yrotated step the la d'ratcliet device le flllis int iconti'oled'through The Program parte 'be @si .7 weer L, nQ detailed v VithV tlieftirst 'shoulder 'on notch Va The,"actuatorfmemberf2Qjis Q f romfthefcardl receiver andcan yWard tofthe 'limit of it`s trLVLel. VIn U '^'50p,asse'soutoicain Michiels WW1-.51 t0 L28 lildit in the position ig. 31' The card receiver then po-` e. 'card at the first printingposit-ion. s Vshox n lin'Bigfl there-l ac cally no movement, since .ltsgxtreme.Outward position. F shoivsa condition vvliere therehas moved tivoI stepstothe right and a `2l9uolfpawl 28- iii/the third e; thefactuator 2O .is'slioivn l PfQStOn." After the rer"10"is thusfplositioned it is locked at printing position by'paiv'l 28. The paWl "ercaic-inv there ver. Meinber moves the.. rfsram Wl 146 0f s Well.

stroke of the printing handle. movement the pin engagesV in the cani slot 53, rocking latch pawljl clockwise and V releasing paivl 28 so that upon the displacereceiver to Vthe left caused by abutting pin 22, the Vp avvl 28' i u swing from the position showvriin Fig. 3 to that of Fig. 1. This operation has restored all of the parts in position for a' new operation. Y V

will be seen that for ln a'time recorder, in combination with a card receiver, time controlled means for determining the position of the receiver, a printing manual, means operable upon'the actuation of the printing manual `for displacing the receiver at each operation from a normal home position to atime determined position, and means operable Aafter each J each operation oi'V the nrintino handle the card receiver moves Upon this printing operation for returning the receiver to normal position. l

2. ln a time recorder, in combination with a card receiver, ltime controlled` means for determining the position o-"the'receive'r,V aY

printing manual, means for 'imparting` a back and'forth' shifting movement/to the receiver at each operation, of the printing manual, and means for., limiting the'extent oi one of vsaid movements in accordancetvith the position of the aforesaid time Y'detery mined means.

3, In atiine recorder in combination with a shitable card receiver-,time controlled means for determining the positionthereof, an operating lia'iidle;Y means intermediate saidhandle and receiver for positively dis-v placing" the receiver ateach operation of the handle, to the time determined'position, means forl'ocking the receivefrfin 4said position when printing is being eifected, and means operable at each operation or" the handle for thereafter unlocking thereceiver and restoringit'to normal position.

a. ln atiin'e recorder, in combination With a card receiver, a printinghandle for iinprinting timeV imprints upon Q a clilll `'Carried by saidreceiver', COUPllllg" meanswoperable upon the depressionfofitheff printing handle for causinga displacement ofthe receiver said printing handle, time controlled means for effecting an uncoupling of the receiver and handle at a time determined position.

5. In a time recorder in combination with a card receiver, means for shifting the receiver at each operation of the machine from a normal position to a time determined position, and means for returning the receiver to normal position at each operation after printing has been effected.

6. In a time recorder in combination With a card receiver, means for shifting the receiver to present different portions of a card to the printing devices, said means being operable at eacli operation of the machine to effect such shifting movement from a normal position to a printing position and thence back to normal position. and adjustable controlling means for determining the aforesaid printing position of said receiver.

7. The invention set forth in claim 6 in Which time controlled means are provided for determining the position of said controlling means.

8. The invention set forth in claim 6 in which manually adjustable means are provided for determining the position of the aforesaid controlling means.

9. The invention set forth in claim 6 in which the position of said controlling means is determined by time controlled means and in which manually adjustable means is provided for setting the controlling means to other positions.

ln testimony whereof I hereto affix my signature.

JAMES WV. BRYCE. 

